OSHA Inspection: KOAM, LLC

Issued

Mar 26, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,398 · Current $5,398

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) were used on portable grinder(s) which were not provided with safety guard(s):  a)Welding area: On or about December 12, 2019 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to struck-by and amputation hazards by allowing employees to use portable angle grinders without safety guards.

Issued

Mar 26, 2020

Abate by

Apr 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  a)Painting area: On or about December 12, 2019 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures for employees required to use half face piece negative pressure respirators when spray painting.

Issued

Mar 26, 2020

Abate by

Apr 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a)Painting area: On or about December 12, 2019 and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards by providing and requiring painting employees to wear tight fitting negative pressure respirators without providing the employees with medical evaluation.

Issued

Mar 26, 2020

Abate by

Apr 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) Painting area: On or about December 12, 2019 and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards by providing and requiring employees to wear half face negative pressure respirators when spray painting without fit testing employees prior to initial use of the respirators.

Issued

Mar 26, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  a)Painting area: On or about December 12, 2019 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide employees with comprehensive, understandable respiratory protection training.

Issued

Mar 26, 2020

Abate by

Apr 7, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a)Entire facility: On or about December 12, 2019 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards by requiring employees to use products that contain hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to: Different types of paints, oil, grease, compressed argon and carbon dioxide gas without developing, implementing and maintaining at the workplace a written hazard communications program.

Issued

Mar 26, 2020

Abate by

Apr 7, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a)Entire Facility: On and about December 2, 2019 and at times prior thereto; the employer failed to provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment. Employees used products that contained hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to compressed argon and carbon dioxide gas, welding wires and protective and coating paints.